diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 7e1618c44..8c9f6f342 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,6 @@ _spdk_bs_channel_create(void *io_device, uint32_t priority, void *ctx_buf, void
 	channel->req_mem = calloc(spdk_max(bs->max_channel_ops, bs->max_md_ops),
 				  sizeof(struct spdk_bs_request_set));
 	if (!channel->req_mem) {
-		free(channel);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
index 381fd7c79..4885656d0 100644
--- a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
+++ b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ _spdk_fs_channel_create(void *io_device, uint32_t priority, void *ctx_buf, void
 
 	channel->req_mem = calloc(max_ops, sizeof(struct spdk_fs_request));
 	if (!channel->req_mem) {
-		free(channel);
 		return -1;
 	}